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St Giles (Camden) 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST. GILES
DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,—
I beg to lay before you my Annual Report, with the several
statistical tables, for the year 1879.
St. Giles District
Contains a superficial area of 245 acres.
Its density of population is 219 to an acre (Census 1871).
The average elevation of the District above Trinity high-water mark
is above 68 feet.
St. George, Bloomsbury 17,843
The Population (Census 1871) St. Giles, South 19,089
( St. Giles, North 16,497
Total 53,429
The marriages in 1879 were 382, viz.:—
| Name of Building. | Denomination. | Number of Marriages. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Giles-in-the-Fields (Parish Church, High Street) | Established Church | 122 |
| St. George, Bloomsbury (Parish Church, Hart Street) | Established Church | 152 |
| Superintendent Registrar's Office | 35 | |
| Sardinian Chapel, Sardinia Street | Roman Catholic. | 46 |
| Bloomsbury Chapel, Bloomsbury Street | Baptist | 4 |
| Little Wild Street Chapel | Baptist | 7 |
| Keppel Street Chapel | Baptist | 2 |
| Great Queen Street Chapel | Wesleyan Methodist | 7 |
| Eglise Suisse, Endell Street | Swiss Reformed Church | 5 |
| Kingsgate Chapel, Kingsgate Street | Baptist | 2 |
| Total | 382 |
The marriage-rate was 14 2 persons married to 1,000 of the
population.